Half year after disaster

Half year after disaster

KESENNUMA, Japan - Parishioners offer a moment of silence at a site where their church was swept away by a tsunami in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on Sept. 11, 2011, at 2:46 p.m., the time a devastating quake occurred a half year ago. The quake and subsequent tsunami killed more than 15,700 people, while 4,000 remain missing, mainly in northeastern Japan.

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